Cry For Me

Cry For Me. Written by Russ Bouillac. Illustrated by Carlos Arbat. Focus Question. What is La Laith's role in the story?

《为我哭泣》 拉斯·布亚克 著 卡洛斯·阿巴特 绘 思考问题 拉拉伊丝在故事里扮演了什么角色？

Before the Conjurer's War, the kingdom of Valin had been a happy place. After the war, the young Queen Nyir was left to rule a land filled with widespread sorrow. She traveled the kingdom to comfort her people, gently wiping away their tears with beautiful

魔法师战争之前，瓦林王国一直是一片乐土 战争结束后，年轻的尼尔女王接手统治这片满是悲伤的土地 她走遍王国安抚子民，用美丽的

Time went on. Children born in peacetime brought joy. Sadness faded into memory. People slowly grew happy again. Valen gradually, quietly rebuilt itself. Then, on the Queen's seventeenth birthday, the doors to the palace opened in the middle of the

时光流逝 和平年代出生的孩子带来了欢乐 悲伤渐渐淡成了回忆 人们慢慢重新找回了快乐 瓦林王国一点点悄悄重建了起来 后来，在女王十七岁生日那天，王宫的大门在

Ten years later, a young girl named Laleth was sitting in the darkness of her brother Pegweg's room. She was watching for something, though she didn't know what. Every few moments, Pegweg would snort or mumble something in his sleep, And she had to hold back a giggle. For ten years, the children of Valin had experienced tearful nightmares every night, all except La Laith. While other children tossed, turned, and wept in their sleep, La Laith slumbered quietly.

十年后，一个名叫拉拉伊丝的小姑娘坐在哥哥佩格维漆黑的房间里 她在守着什么东西，虽然她自己也不清楚是什么 每隔一会儿，佩格维就会在睡梦里哼唧或是嘟囔几句，她都得憋住不笑出来 十年来，瓦林的孩子们每天晚上都会做哭着醒来的噩梦，只有拉拉伊丝例外 别的孩子都在睡梦里翻来覆去哭个不停，只有拉拉伊丝睡得安安稳稳

Pegweg had an idea that something was causing the dreams. Others in the kingdom had watched children sleep in the past and learned nothing. Pegweg thought it might be different with Lalathewatching, though, because she didn't have the dreams herself. She had agreed to help, If only because she owed him for milking the cows that morning so she could sleep late. Lalith lifted the cover on the lamp to make sure it was still lit. A small ring of yellow light appeared, and she dropped the cover.

佩格维觉得，肯定有什么东西在作祟导致这些噩梦 之前王国里其他人也守过睡着的孩子，什么都没发现 不过佩格维觉得让拉拉伊丝守着说不定不一样，因为她自己不会做噩梦 拉拉伊丝答应帮忙，毕竟早上佩格维替她挤了牛奶让她睡懒觉，她欠他个人情 拉拉伊丝掀开灯罩，确认灯还亮着 一小圈黄光露了出来，她立刻放下了灯罩

Hours later, La Laith was fighting off sleep when she heard a faint scraping sound. It started across the room, near the open window. Something was moving. She held her breath and waited. The scratching moved closer and closer, and then it stopped.

几个小时后，拉拉伊丝正撑着不让自己睡着，忽然听到一阵轻轻的刮擦声 声音从房间那头敞开的窗边传来 有东西在动 她屏住呼吸等着 刮擦声越来越近，然后突然停了